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From the Mariettta Daily Journal:  “Following the U.S. Senate’s vote to acquit President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon, Georgia’s Republican lawmakers further defended the president, calling the impeachment process “illegitimate,” and a waste of time. Georgia’s two Republican senators, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, voted “not guilty” on both of the House of Representatives’ articles […]

From 11 Alive:  “The Senate has decided against allowing new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Leaders from Georgia are reacting to the news, with the two Republican Senators celebrating the 51-49 vote. Some others are disappointed in the move. Sen. David Perdue joined the majority in opposing the motion to have additional witnesses.” […]

From The Hill:  “Republicans on the House Administration Committee on Wednesday introduced legislation that would seek to update a long-standing federal election law and secure voter registration databases from foreign hacking attempts. The Protect American Voters Act (PAVA) would require the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to establish the Emerging Election Technology Committee (EETC), which would […]

From Georgia Health News:  “A powerful trade association representing the chemical industry is testing the air in seven Georgia locations to measure ethylene oxide, a toxic gas used for sterilizing medical supplies. “These sites were selected to get a broad range of data on background levels of [ethylene oxide] across differing environments,” said Tom Flanagin, […]

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:  “While President Donald Trump’s remarks to the nation appear to have satisfied members of his own party, Democrats say they still have questions about the U.S. authorized killing of an Iranian general. U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk said the information shared by the secretary of State, secretary of Defense, chairman of […]

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga) was interviewed on WSB-TV in Atlanta and discussed the recent U.S. air strike that killed Iran General Qassem Soleimani. 

From 11 Alive:  “The Pentagon says the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump. An airstrike killed Soleimani, the architect of Iran’s regional security apparatus at Baghdad’s international airport, Friday, Iranian state television and three Iraqi officials said.” READ MORE

From Liberty Headlines:  “After achieving Democrats’ signature agenda item on Tuesday—announcing two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., immediately shifted focus by supporting a pending deal on one of Trump’s top priorities. Pelosi followed the House Judiciary announcement in short succession with a press conference on the USMCA trade deal […]

From Newsmax: “Rep. Barry Loudermilk told ‘War Room: Impeachment,’ which airs live on Newsmax TV, on Tuesday that voters in his Republican district in Georgia see the House impeachment investigation ‘for what it is — a sham.’ ‘The Democrats see it as a process that we need to defend the Constitution,’ Loudermilk, 55, first elected […]